The election of a manifestly incompetent, billionaire bigot as president of the USA has come as a shock to many people, as indeed it should, and a vigorous debate has emerged over the causes. 1,790 more words

A shorter version of this post will appear over at the Oxford University Press blog shortly. It was invited – if that’s the right word – some months ago as a tie-in with the new edition of… 2,622 more words

This is a guest post by Dan Boscov-Ellen. Dan is a Ph.D. student in Philosophy at the New School for Social Research and a Visiting Instructor in Social Science and Cultural Studies at Pratt Institute. 1,900 more words